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US HR902Ellie’s Law Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Kristen Shafer Englert, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act
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Introduced
02/09/2023
02/09/2023
In Committee
02/17/2023
02/17/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide for further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
AI Summary
This bill, known as Ellie's Law, aims to provide further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) on unruptured intracranial aneurysms. The bill acknowledges the significant prevalence and impact of brain aneurysms, with an estimated 6.6 million people in the United States having an unruptured brain aneurysm and around 30,000 people suffering a brain aneurysm rupture each year. The bill also highlights several heartbreaking stories of individuals who have passed away due to ruptured brain aneurysms, including Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Kristen Shafer Englert, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney. To address this issue, the bill authorizes the appropriation of $10 million per year from fiscal years 2024 to 2028 to NINDS to conduct or support further research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms, focusing on a broader and more diverse patient population.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (66)
Yvette Clarke (D)*,
Colin Allred (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Aaron Bean (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Don Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Richard Hudson (R),
Bill Keating (D),
Mike Kelly (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
John Larson (D),
Mike Lawler (R),
Barbara Lee (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Wiley Nickel (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Bill Posey (R),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Susan Wild (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 02/17/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/902/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr902/BILLS-118hr902ih.pdf |
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